Tchaikovsky's Wife, a new movie directed by Russia's Kirill Serebrennikov, has been added to the competition in this year's Cannes Film Festival, as announced by the festival's director-general, Thierry Fremaux at a Paris press conference on Thursday.

"Renowned Russian film director Kirill Serebrennikov will be participating in the festival’s main competition for the third time," he noted.

The festival will be taking place in France's Cote d'Azur, from May 17 to 28. 

Cannes 2022

There are, so far, 18 movies that have made it to this year's main competition, including films by Palme d'Or winners such as Hirokazu Kore-eda, Cristian Mungiu, Ruben Ostlund and the Dardenne brothers. Other names include James Gray, Claire Denis, Park Chan-wook, Kelly Reichardt, Jerzy Skolimowski, and David Cronenberg.

Movies in the competition include: 

Les Amandiers, directed by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Holy Spider, directed by Ali Abbasi
Crimes Of The Future, directed by David Cronenberg
Stars At Noon, directed by Claire Denis
Frère Et Soeur, directed by Arnaud Desplechin
Tori And Lokita, directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Armageddon Time, directed by James Gray
Close, directed by Lukas Dhont
Broker, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
RMN, directed by Cristian Mungiu
Triangle Of Sadness, directed by Ruben Ostlund
Showing Up, directed by Kelly Reichardt
Decision To Leave, directed by Park Chan-wook
Nostalgia, directed by Mario Martone
Tchaikovski’s Wife, directed by Kirill Serebrennikov
Boy From Heaven, directed by Tarik Saleh
Leila’s Brothers, directed by Saeed Roustaee
Eo, directed by Jerzy Skolimowski